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` Patented July `7, 1931 TRUMAN n.. sxpmnn, unA NEA-Jammin rENYLVANtA-aguantan? fro: FnEbmRmKfc/ K IHINKELDF:RbssmwmsmrierimnsmyQOUNWBENNQHANEIL 1- MECANIcA-L'sikmn Appeatieii filed .Ts'niiafl 17, *411929, *i The cbieet which'f have'iifiivietv is' the provieiigm ef mij inexpensive, 'eHiciefiten-d ccmptict mechanical stcker whichmaf be put into practical use for iing bbiie'r an it fumes: 1 s.

erees'pecially my inventicn isj-designed for use in connection with domestic .1i-eating j piante and-heating plants for fler'iets houses and cthe'r like uses.

Genertuy speaking myiiiipezved steker [comprises supply container, Such as a hopper, a h'rzontally dipbsed troughhavilig one eh'd ccnn'e'cte 't the hopper'nnd'haing its' 'other end connected 'to a receiving 'crnpartrnent, et conveying Worm Working in Said 'trough, and an'cxpellng Irrembe, specificaliy a revolving. paddle, whicheject's the iji'el fre the receiving' compartment inte the tire box 'of the boiler 'of furnace.

Iv provide meanis for nsurng contncus vsupply ci fuel tc the ccn'veyer.

Other ncvei 'featui-escf ccii'struetic11,` ci arrangement, and 0f combination ofp'farts ini-e 'ege in'Figl.

Fig. 4 1s s semen-s1' View' takes neiigthe /lineA-t in lg? 1- Fi' is a diagrammatic View in plait shew- 'hcr'izcntnily -dispesjed cQnve-ertrcugh which preferably c fsnbstsntialy istie cfoss 'secticn'el fst'itiie. shown fmFig.- 3.'

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llustrtited in it, Vinegisiteirs"with the furnace.

tijpug'm its' axial' :shaft being' sn'ppotted by i6 Midy eutsideci seid wheeLjeieifer'fl is ett;

Oneend-:Q fthe, Abait is pvtally mounti: o

ed,` as onthe screw stud `423, on the aceiofa hole inthe betr 22 and adapted to becev'ed incutediiitecrfiediete jetjits ends en f evident that by shiftin the bar 22 relative to the disk the throw of the lever 17 may be varied, and thus the arc of the movement intermittently imparted to the worm conveyer 15 may be shortened or lengthened.

The disk 24 is mounted on the end of a shaft 26 which has its outer end journaled in a bracket 27 extending from the gear box 4 while the inner end of the shaft extends into the gear box and has mounted thereon the gear wheel 28 meshing with a pinion 29 mounted on a counter shaft 30 which also carries a gea-r 31 meshing with a pinion 32 on a countershaft 33 bearing also a gear 34 meshing with a pinion 35 on the shaft 36 of the motor 37. The motorfmay be mounted on a shelf 38 extending forwardly from the gear box 4.

It is obvious that the conveyer is vintermittently rotated counterclockwise in Fig. 1, and at a greatly reduced speed compared to the motorspeed and that the arc of the move ment of the conveyer may be adjusted by the shifting of the bar 22 on the disk 24.

The motor shaft 36 is coupled as at 39 to the horizontally disposed shaft 40 whose rear end extends through a journal 41 on the front wall of the box 8, and within said box a rotary paddle wheel 42 is mounted on theI shaft 4f). This paddle wheel rotates counterclockwise, in Fig. 4. j

A deflector plate 43 mounted in the end of the trough 1 directs the coal, delivered by the conveyer worm, onto the paddle wheel 42 which in turn, owing to its relatively high speed of rotation, ejects the coal in the form of a series of sheets onto the fire bed over which the fuel is widely distributed.

To prevent the fuel from packing and lodging in the hopper, I provide hammering or jarring means.

Thus 44 represents a horizontally disposed shaft journaled in bearings carried yby the lower exterior side wall of the hopper, and 45 represents an arm fixed on the shaft and disposed radially thereof. The outer end of the arm 45 carries a hammer or head 46 which may be provided with a rubber or other resilient impact surface. The hammer is resilientl held against the wall of the hopper as by t e helical spring 47.

The front end of the shaft 44 protrudes beyond the hopper and has fixed thereto the radially disposed lever 48 whose lower end is held against the pin 49 by the action ofthe spring 47. j

The pin 49 is mounted on the hub of the lever 17 but eccentricallyto the axis of the movements of the lever 17, so that the oscillation of the lever 17 causes the hammer to intermittently tap against the side of the hopper. s

It is evident that the intermittent rotary movements of the conveyer worm will feed the fuel forwardly at the speed to which it may be adjusted by means of the movable bar 22 on the face of the disk 24.

rI`he fuel is delivered by the worm to the paddle wheel 42 which, owing to its relatively high speed of rotation, spreads the fuel over the fuel bed in the furnace in the form of a series of sheets.

The hammer prevents the fuel packing or clogging in the hopper and thus insures a continuous supply tothe worm.

Any character `of fuel, either slack or up to inch and a half lumps, may be used with success. I have used slack mixed with lumps up to thesize above mentioned with great success.

There is a marked advantage in employing a floating conveyerin the troughor, in other words, a conveyer not lconfined to a fixed axis of rotation at its delivery end, as the conveyer is thus free to ride up over lumps which mightv otherwise jam under the worm and thus interfere with its proper feeding function.

My improved stoker is a compact mechanism which occupies but little space and thus can be installed in connection with any boiler or other heating furnace. It can be made and sold at a vmuch lower cost than that of other types of stokers and thus is available for use where a greater expense would not be warranted.

The even distribution of the fuel over the fire bed promotes complete combustion of the fuel and also prevents the emission of smoke. By the use of my improved stoker I. provide the boiler or other furnace with a practical smoke consumer without extra expense, and

-thus slack and small coal may be used successfully and conveniently.

What I desire to claim is V1..In a mechanical. stoker, the combina tion of a horizontally disposed conveyer trough, a feed hopper at one end of said trough, a shaft extending through said trough, a bearing for said shaft at the feed endof the trough, the other end of said shaftbeing free for movement transversely `to the axis of the trough, a conveyer worm carried by said shaft, an ejector box atthe other end of the trough and into which the fuel` is'delivered by the conveyer worm, said box being provided with a doorway, and an ejector in said box to discharge the fuel through said doorway. l

2. In a mechanical stoker, the combination of a horizontally disposed conveyer trough, a feedhopper at oneend of said trough, a shaft extending through said trough, a bearing for said shaft at the feed end of the trough, the other end of said shaft being free for-1novement transversely to the axis of the trough, a conveyer worm carried by said shaft, an ejector box-at the other `end ofthe trough ,and into which the fuel is'delivered by the said boX to discharge the fuel through said doorway. v

3. In a mechanical Stoker, the combination v of a horizontally disposed trough having a substantially V-shaped cross-section, a gravity feed hopper above one end of the trough, an ejector box at the other endv of the trough,

` a worm conveyer in said trough? arranged to deliver the fuel `from the hopper to the box 'a' rotary ejector in saidV box arranged Yto dis` charge the fuel into the furnace,` a motor,

vand means whereby the conveyer is driven at low speed and the ejectorrat high speed by said motor. f

4. In a mechanical Stoker, the combination of a horizontally disposed trough, vhaving a substantially V-shaped cross-section, a gravity feed .hopper above .oneendof the trough., an ejector box at the other end of thetrough,

a worm conveyer in said trough'arranged to deliver the fuel from thehopper to the box,

' arotary paddle ejector insaid box arranged l tor, ,and means whereby the conveyer is j and an ejector box at the other end of the to discharge the fuel into the furnace, amodrivenV at low speed and speed by said motor.

5. In a mechanical stoker, the combination of a horizontally disposedtrough having a substantiallyV V-shaped cross-section, a gravity feedhopper above one'end of the trough the` ejector at high trough, a conveyer worm i, working vin? the trough todeliver the -fuel from the hopper to the box, a Lrotary ejector in said box to' dis' charge the fuel into the furnace, -a motor,

means for imparting an intermittent rotary movementto the conveyer worm from the moi tor, and means for continuously rotating'the ejector from the motor.

6. In a mechanical Stoker, the combination of a horizontally disposed trough, a feed hopper at one end of the trough, a. conveyer worm working in said trough, meansY for im!v parting an intermittent rotary-movement to l the conveyerv worm, means for var-ying the c arc of said movement, and means whereby .x the deliveryy end of theworm may move ytransversely to the axis of the trough;

Signed VYat Ross Township, Allegheny County, Pa., this 12th day of January, V1929. t l j TRUMANv R. SNYDER;y 

